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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced today, Jan. 12, that school districts with universal mask mandates can now suspend contact tracing. The reason is because of the higher contagiousness and spread of the omicron variant. According to the CDC, that has reduced the effectiveness of contact tracing in schools. Watch the state’s …
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Kayleigh Beasley, 15, from Bowdoinham was last in contact with her family on Sept. 25. Police say she reportedly left Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham on Sept. 17, getting into a red pickup truck. If you have any information, please call 207-443-9711. MISSING TEEN: Police say 15-year-old Kayleigh Beasley left her school in Topsham …
The Gardiner Public Library is accepting donations for the Tiger Food Pantry up until the end of the week. You can drop off your donations of food, hygiene items, and clean, new warm clothing. The library is located at 152 Water Street in Gardiner and is currently open Monday through Friday from 10:00am-5:30pm and Saturday …
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During a visit on Tuesday to Atlanta, Presiden Biden called for a change in Senate rules on the filibuster to allow Democrats to pass a voting rights bill. The President and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia for a series of events to promote legislation designed to safeguard voting rights in an era when some …
Medicare officials announced that a new Alzheimer’s drug will be covered only for patients participating in approved clinical trials. In a preliminary decision, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) said on Tuesday that the federal health insurance program should cover the Alzheimer’s drug ‘Aduhelm’ only for use in “CMS-approved randomized controlled trials” and …
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Apple TV+ announced it has renewed ‘The Morning Show’ for a third season. The Morning Show stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon as anchors of the fictional ‘The Morning Show.’ Mark Duplass plays the show’s producer, Billy Crudup a network executive and the supporting cast includes Karen Pittman, Desean Terry, Nestor Carbonell and Greta Lee. …
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Netflix has confirmed the renewal of “Emily in Paris’ for two additional seasons (Seasons 3 and 4), which will take the series through its fourth season. Emily in Paris is created by Darren Star (Sex and the City, Younger) and stars Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, a 20-something American who moves to Paris for work. …
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Five people were hospitalized after an incident on County Road in Waterville early this morning, Jan. 11. According to CentralMaine.com, one man pulled a knife during the altercation that left several people hurt. The suspect was severely injured in the fight. Five people hospitalized after man pulls knife during late-night Waterville gathering, police say https://t.co/YNT1L0IiIp …
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Private health insurers will soon be required to cover COVID-19 tests. Starting Saturday, 8 tests per month, will be covered. At the end of January the federal government will make 500 million at-home COVID-19 tests available. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine The exact timing and amount of each shipment could vary depending on changes in …
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Governor Janet Mills today, Jan. 11, announced that an additional 169 members of the Maine National Guard to help alleviate short-term capacity constraints at hospitals and maintain access to inpatient health care for Maine people amid record-high COVID-19 hospitalizations. The additional Guard members will serve in non-clinical support roles at health care facilities across the …
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